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Alex Leadbeater

Screen Rant

United Kingdom

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Past articles by Alex:

Best Movies of the 2010s Decade

From superhero to horror, thriller to historical, here are the 25 greatest movies released in the 2010s decade. → Read More

Watchmen Interview: Cinematographer Greg Middleton

Cinematographer Greg Middleton reveals the secrets of Hooded Justice & Dr. Manhattan in HBO's Watchmen, as well as connections to the comic & Snyder. → Read More

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Ending Explained (& What Happens Next)

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ends the 42-year saga with epic bombast, but leaves behind a lot of questions about what happened - and the future. → Read More

Ryan Reynolds, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo & Adria Arjona Interview: 6 Underground

The stars of 6 Underground, Ryan Reynolds, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo & Adria Arjona, reveal just how chaotic a Michael Bay movie can be. → Read More

Corey Hawkins & Melanie Laurent Interview: 6 Underground

What's it like to work with Michael Bay and Netflix? We sat down with Corey Hawkins & Melanie Laurent for 6 Underground to find out. → Read More

HBO's Watchmen Criticizes Zack Snyder's Movie (& It's Right)

Watchmen's show-within-a-show American Hero Story: Minutemen is a pocket critique of Zack Snyder's 2009 movie - and superhero media in general. → Read More

Star Wars 9 Trailer Confirms Emperor’s Proper Return In Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker's final trailer confirms that Emperor Palpatine will physically return in the film - but then raises more questions. → Read More

Watchmen's Squids Explained: What Fake Aliens & Slime Showers Mean For The Show

HBO's Watchmen brings back the squid iconography from the classic graphic novel. → Read More

Jacob Batalon Interview - Spider-Man: Far From Home Blu-ray

Jacob Batalon talks about Peter Parker's shock return to the MCU, the future of Ned Leeds, and making Spider-Man: Far From Home. → Read More

Gemini Man's Ending Fails The Movie's Awesome Premise

Gemini Man may have an incredible premise, but the idea of Will Smith meeting his younger self is squandered by the end of Ang Lee's tech experiment. → Read More

Gemini Man: Should You Watch The Movie In 3D & High Frame Rate?

Gemini Man was filmed in 120 frames per second. Is it worth paying extra to see in the new technology? → Read More

Alex Leadbeater

Screen Rant's Features Editor, Alex struggles to watch a film without thinking of an ace explainer or hot take. The team's London-based member, he has been writing about film online since 2012 and in that time has covered everything from Cannes to the MCU (especially the latter's timeline errors). He likes all manner of movies, from Gaspar Noe's Love (he's even quoted on the DVD) to Toy Story 2,… → Read More

Joker Ending Explained: What REALLY Happened To Arthur

Joker's ending takes Arthur Fleck to a dark place, but how much of it was real? → Read More

Birds of Prey Shows How Different Can Be Good For DC

Birds of Prey is unlike anything DC (or its competition) has released before. This vibrant spin shows just how exciting the DCEU's future could be. → Read More

Star Wars Canon Has Made Jedi Knight's Kyle Katarn Useless

Kyle Katarn is back thanks to a rerelease of Jedi Outcast. But, sadly, he doesn't have a place in Disney's ongoing Star Wars canon. → Read More

Shudder's Creepshow Series: Cast & Character Guide

Shudder's Creepshow series brings Stephen King stories and more to life with an impressive cast of horror alums and more. Here's all the characters. → Read More

Ad Astra Ending Explained (& Why It Isn’t Really A Sci-Fi Movie)

Ad Astra sees Brad Pitt searching the stars for his father, but the ending's real meaning is much more Earth-bound. → Read More

Does [SPOILER] Die At The End of Rambo: Last Blood?

Rambo: Last Blood ends on an ambiguous note. We look at what really happened and whether there'll be more from Sylvester Stallone's Vietnam vet. → Read More

Producer Dan Lin Interview: Aladdin

The Aladdin producer talks to us about reimagining the original, where the Agrabah story goes next, and the Will Smith backlash. → Read More

The Mandalorian’s Carbonite Trick Risks Being Star Wars Fan Bait

The Mandalorian looks to capture the feel of Star Wars perfectly. So why is it including such an obvious reference with more carbonite freezing? → Read More